Daybreak
1,847 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 21 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsDaybreak™ is a fresh, upbeat approach to morning devotions and prayer. Host Paul Sadek leads you in spiritual reflections and meditations from the daily Mass readings, Morning Prayer, the Holy Father’s teachings, writing of the saints, and more.
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Daybreak for December 22, 2019
December 22, 2019 08:00Fourth Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/22/19 Gospel: Matthew 1:18-24 All show notes at Daybreak for December 22, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 21, 2019
December 21, 2019 08:00Saturday of the Third Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, 1521-1597; priest and doctor of the church; sometimes called the “second apostle of Germany”; taught in several universities, instrumental in establishing many colleges and seminaries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/21/19 Gospel: Luke 1:39-45 All show notes at Daybreak for December 21, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019 08:00Friday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Dominic of Silos, 1000-1073; abbot of St. Sebastian Abbey at Silos, now known as St. Dominic’s; rescued Christian slaves from the Moors; also noted for miracles of healing Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/20/19 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 All show notes at Daybreak for December 20, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019 08:00Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Anastasius I, 340-401; as pope, he was among the first to condemn the works of Origen Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/19/19 Gospel: Luke 1:5-25 All show notes at Daybreak for December 19, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 18, 2019
December 18, 2019 08:00Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Winebald, 701-768; Eighth Century founder of the monastery of Heidenheim Germany, made it one of the leading ecclesiastical centers in Germany Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/18/19 Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 All show notes at Daybreak for December 18, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019 08:00Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. John of Martha, 1160-1213; co-founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, with the purpose of ransoming Christian prisoners from the Moslems Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/17/19 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-17 All show notes at Daybreak for December 17, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 16, 2019
December 16, 2019 08:00Monday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide, 932-999; widowed, and remarried, becoming empress of the Holy Roman Empire; established monasteries and churches; patroness of abuse victims Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/16/19 Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27 All show notes at Daybreak for December 16, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 15, 2019
December 15, 2019 08:00Third Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/15/19 Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 All show notes at Daybreak for December 15, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 14, 2019
December 14, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. John of the Cross, 1542-1592; priest and doctor of the church; worked with St. Teresa of Avila to reform the Carmelite order; unique as a mystic-poet Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/19 Gospel: Matthew 17:9-13 All show notes at Daybreak for December 14, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 13, 2019
December 13, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Lucy, 283-304; virgin and martyr; a disappointed suitor accused her of being a Christian, and she was executed; patroness of eyesight Friday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/13/19 Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19 All show notes at Daybreak for December 13, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019 08:00Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/12/19 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 All show notes at Daybreak for December 12, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 11, 2019
December 11, 2019 08:00Optional Memorial of Pope St. Damasus I, 304-384; served Pope Liberius, and succeeded him as bishop of Rome; denounced Arianism and other heresies; encouraged St. Jerome’s biblical studies Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/11/19 Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30 All show notes at Daybreak for December 11, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019 08:00Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Gregory III, 690-741; defended the veneration of images of Jesus, Mary, and the saints, against Emperor Leo III Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/10/19 Gospel: Matthew 18:12-14 All show notes at Daybreak for December 10, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 9, 2019
December 09, 2019 08:00Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/9/19 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 All show notes at Daybreak for December 9, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 8, 2019
December 08, 2019 08:00Second Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/8/19 Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 All show notes at Daybreak for December 8, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 7, 2019
December 07, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Ambrose, 337-397; bishop and doctor of the church; largely responsible for the conversion of St. Augustine of Hippo Saturday of the First Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/7/19 Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5-8 All show notes at Daybreak for December 7, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 6, 2019
December 06, 2019 08:00Friday of the First Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas, 270-343; Fourth Century bishop of Myra; known for his generosity; basis for the modern-day “Santa Claus” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/6/19 Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31 All show notes at Daybreak for December 6, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 5, 2019
December 05, 2019 08:00Thursday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Sabas, 439-532; one of the most notable figures of early monasticism, and considered one of the founders of Eastern monasticism Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/5/19 Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27 All show notes at Daybreak for December 5, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 4, 2019
December 04, 2019 08:00Wednesday of the First Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. John Damascene, 676-749; last of the Greek Fathers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/4/19 Gospel: Matthew 15: 29-37 All show notes at Daybreak for December 4, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 3, 2019
December 03, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; early member of the Society of Jesus; co-patron of the missions, along with St. Therese of Lisieux Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/3/19 Gospel: Luke 10:21-24 All show notes at Daybreak for December 3, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 2, 2019
December 02, 2019 08:00Monday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Bibiana, virgin and martyr; suffered under the persecution of Apronianus, governor of Rome, in 363; ultimately tortured and killed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/2/19 Gospel: Matthew 8:5-11 All show notes at Daybreak for December 2, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for December 1, 2019
December 01, 2019 08:00First Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/1/19 Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44 All show notes at Daybreak for December 1, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 30, 2019
November 30, 2019 08:00Feast of St. Andrew, apostle; died about 60 A.D. Saturday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/30/19 Gospel: Matthew 4:18-22 All show notes at Daybreak for November 30, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 29, 2019
November 29, 2019 08:00Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Radbod of Utrecht, 850-917; Benedictine bishop of Utrecht, known for his aid to the poor, and for his poetry Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/29/19 Gospel: Luke 21:29-33 All show notes at Daybreak for November 29, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019 08:00Thursday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day in the United States Saint of the Day: St. Catherine Laboure, 1806-1876; received visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who instructed her to have a medal created, which is now commonly known as the Miraculous Medal Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/28/19 Gospel: […] All show notes at Daybreak for November 28, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 27, 2019
November 27, 2019 08:00Wednesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. James Intercisus; Fifth Century Persian courtier; martyred 421 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/27/19 Gospel: Luke 21:12-19 All show notes at Daybreak for November 27, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019 08:00Tuesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Conrad; Tenth Century member of the Guelph family; became bishop of Constance, and gave his inheritance to the church; built and renovated many churches; died 975 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/26/19 Gospel: Luke 21:5-11 All show notes at Daybreak for November 26, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019 08:00Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria, died 310 A.D.; young woman who converted after receiving a vision; debated and converted pagan philosophers and soldiers; martyred, and angels were said to have transported her body to a monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai Office of Readings […] All show notes at Daybreak for November 25, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 24, 2019
November 24, 2019 08:00Solemnity of Christ the King Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/24/19 Gospel: Luke 23:35-43 All show notes at Daybreak for November 24, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 23, 2019
November 23, 2019 08:00Saturday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, 1891-1927; served the church in Mexico, forced to go underground, due to religious persecution; falsely accused of attempting to assassinate the president of Mexico, and executed by firing squad Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/23/19 Gospel: Luke 20:27-40 All show notes at Daybreak for November 23, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 22, 2019
November 22, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr; died about 230 A.D.; patroness of musicians Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/22/19 Gospel: Luke 19:45-48 All show notes at Daybreak for November 22, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 21, 2019
November 21, 2019 08:00Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/21/19 Gospel: Luke 19:41-44 All show notes at Daybreak for November 21, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019 08:00Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edmund the Martyr, 841-870; young king of East Anglia; martyred by Vikings for refusing to betray his people and renounce his faith Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/20/19 Gospel: Luke 19:11-28 All show notes at Daybreak for November 20, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 19, 2019
November 19, 2019 08:00Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; Discalced Carmelite Friar, teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor, and priest; first Discalced Carmelite Friar to be canonized since St. John of the Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/19 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10 All show notes at Daybreak for November 19, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 18, 2019
November 18, 2019 08:00Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Churches of Saints Peter and Paul Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/18/19 Gospel: Luke 18:35-43 All show notes at Daybreak for November 18, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 17, 2019
November 17, 2019 08:0033rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/19 Gospel: Luke 21:5-19 All show notes at Daybreak for November 17, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 16, 2019
November 16, 2019 08:00Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; as queen, she promoted arts, education, and correction of religious abuse; ate sparingly and slept little, in order to have more time for devotions; never sat down to eat without first feeding nine orphans and 24 adults Office of […] All show notes at Daybreak for November 16, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019 08:00Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; wrote a compendium of all knowledge of his day–natural science, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, astronomy, ethics, economics, politics, and metaphysics; a Doctor of the Church, and patron of scientists and philosophers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/19 Gospel: […] All show notes at Daybreak for November 15, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019 08:00Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence O’Toole, 1128-1180; patron of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/19 Gospel: Luke 17:20-25 All show notes at Daybreak for November 14, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 13, 2019
November 13, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850-1917; came to America to minister to immigrants, the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated, and the sick; first United States citizen to be canonized Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/19 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 All show notes at Daybreak for November 13, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Josaphat, 1580-1623; as bishop of Vitebsk, he worked toward reunion of the Eastern Church with Rome; he was martyred by those who opposed reunion Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/12/19 Gospel: Luke 17:7-10 All show notes at Daybreak for November 12, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 11, 2019
November 11, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; son of pagan parents; became a Christian, and left the army; ordained, and became bishop of Tours; fought the Arian heresy Monday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/19 Gospel: Luke 17:1-6 All show notes at Daybreak for November 11, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 10, 2019
November 10, 2019 08:0032nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/19 Gospel: Luke 20:27-38 All show notes at Daybreak for November 10, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 8, 2019
November 08, 2019 08:00Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Four Crowned Martyrs; two separate sets of four martyrs, all died around 300 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/8/19 Gospel: Luke 16:1-8 All show notes at Daybreak for November 8, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 7, 2019
November 07, 2019 08:00Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Engelbert, died 1225; Archbishop of Cologne, Germany; slain by hired assassins, and venerated as a martyr Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/7/19 Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 All show notes at Daybreak for November 7, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 6, 2019
November 06, 2019 08:00Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Leonard, died 559 A.D.; patron of political prisoners, imprisoned people, prisoners of way, captives, women in labor, and horses Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/6/19 Gospel: Luke 14:25-33 All show notes at Daybreak for November 6, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 5, 2019
November 05, 2019 08:00Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Elizabeth; cousin of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of St. John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/5/19 Gospel: Luke 14:15-24 All show notes at Daybreak for November 5, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 4, 2019
November 04, 2019 08:00Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; bishop of Milan; responsible, in large part, for keeping the Council of Trent in session; established needed reforms in his archdiocese, and served the poor and sick Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/4/19 Gospel: Luke 14:12-14 All show notes at Daybreak for November 4, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 3, 2019
November 03, 2019 08:0031st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/3/19 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10 All show notes at Daybreak for November 3, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio
Daybreak for November 2, 2019
November 02, 2019 07:00Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed–All Souls’ Day Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/19 Gospel: John 6:37-40 All show notes at Daybreak for November 2, 2019 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio